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Tuesday covid-19 Stats Updated for Utah; 90 Percent of Wasatch County Cases Are Recovered

Tuesday covid-19 Stats Updated for Utah; 90 Percent of Wasatch County Cases Are Recovered

SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, the latest covid-19 statistics were updated for Utah by the state department of health. Among the information revealed is that Wasatch County has not recorded any new cases of covid-19 for the past 48 hours. Per information from Trudy Brereton, the health education and media relations coordinator […]

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Utah aims to be prepared for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Utah aims to be prepared for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will aim to be prepared to distribute a coronavirus vaccine once it becomes available, Gov. Gary Herbert said at a weekly briefing Thursday — a week after the federal government told states to be ready for distribution by Nov. 1. Herbert did not clarify […]

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Agency: First US virus cases in mink found at 2 Utah farms

Agency: First US virus cases in mink found at 2 Utah farms

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials on Monday confirmed the first U.S. cases of mink infected with the coronavirus following outbreaks in Europe. Five infected mink have been identified at two farms in Utah, the Department of Agriculture announced. Testing began after the farms reported unusually high mortality rates among […]

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Thursday covid-19 statistics updated for Utah

Thursday covid-19 statistics updated for Utah

SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, statistics were updated for covid-19 in Utah by the state department of health. Since statistics have been kept for covid-19 in the Beehive State, there have been 36,099 recorded cases. This is an increase of 521 cases in the past 24 hours and a net decrease of […]

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Utah sees high voter turnout amid vote-by-mail mandate

Utah sees high voter turnout amid vote-by-mail mandate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah saw one of its best primary election voter turnout in years despite issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s primaries were conducted exclusively by mail, though some voters were able to vote at drive-through locations in seven counties. Research suggests voting by mail […]

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Skepticism, encouragement as Wyoming weighs $1B land deal

Skepticism, encouragement as Wyoming weighs $1B land deal

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Top Wyoming officials heard both skepticism and encouragement Monday as they discussed a proposal to bid on a Connecticut-sized area of private land and mineral rights spanning three states. The State Loan and Investment Board made up of Gov. Mark Gordon and the other four statewide […]

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Wyoming officials to meet Monday on possible $1B land bid

Wyoming officials to meet Monday on possible $1B land bid

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Mark Gordon and other top Wyoming officials plan to meet Monday to discuss whether to bid on Occidental Petroleum’s land holdings in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. The Houston-based company is selling land and mineral rights covering 7,800 square miles (20,200 square kilometers), an area bigger […]

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Unemployment Claims In Utah Are Down Almost 12 Percent After Unexpected 1-Week Rise

Unemployment Claims In Utah Are Down Almost 12 Percent After Unexpected 1-Week Rise

SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, the Utah Division of Unemployment Insurance reported 4,847 new claims for benefits were submitted for the week of June 7-13. This is down nearly 12 percent from 5,452 claims the previous week. The state paid out $24.9 million in traditional unemployment benefits along with $47.1 million in […]

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Friday COVID-19 Stats For Utah

Friday COVID-19 Stats For Utah

SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, the latest statistics for COVID-19 in Utah were revealed by the Utah Department of Health. There have now been 13,577 cases for COVID-19 in the Beehive State since statistics have been kept. This is an increase of 325 cases in the past 24 hours but represents a […]

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Tuesday Results For COVID-19 Testing in Utah

Tuesday Results For COVID-19 Testing in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, results were released for COVID-19 in the Beehive State. The Utah Department of Health has had problems releasing the data throughout the day as their Web site has experienced a litany of technical difficuties. There are presently 7,518 cases of COVID-19 in Utah. This is an increase […]

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